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I changed to my summer wheels / tires and did a full detail on my car last weekend (and into the evenings of this week). Snapped some quick photos of the final product...
(if this is too many photos to have in one post let me know)
I changed to my summer wheels / tires and did a full detail on my car last weekend (and into the evenings of this week). Snapped some quick photos of the final product...
Very subtle Adv.1's. I mistakenly thought these were OEM wheels until this last photo.
Did you have to modify your Porsche center cap at all to fit?
I changed to my summer wheels / tires and did a full detail on my car last weekend (and into the evenings of this week). Snapped some quick photos of the final product...
(if this is too many photos to have in one post let me know)
Very subtle Adv.1's. I mistakenly thought these were OEM wheels until this last photo.
Did you have to modify your Porsche center cap at all to fit?
Thank you. That's exactly what I was going for... wanted them to be different, but not "shouty" since this is my DD. I think the fine textured matte bronze is a great pairing with my espresso interior.
Getting the Porsche center caps on there was a major pain since I didn't spec the wheels that way from the beginning. I took measurements from the wheels and a center cap, made CAD drawings and had adapters custom machined. Then the Porsche center caps had to be modified (tabs removed from the back and OD shaved down about 1/8") and they had to be painted to match the wheel finish. Here are some photos of the steps I took:
Thank you. That's exactly what I was going for... wanted them to be different, but not "shouty" since this is my DD. I think the fine textured matte bronze is a great pairing with my espresso interior.
Getting the Porsche center caps on there was a major pain since I didn't spec the wheels that way from the beginning. I took measurements from the wheels and a center cap, made CAD drawings and had adapters custom machined. Then the Porsche center caps had to be modified (tabs removed from the back and OD shaved down about 1/8") and they had to be painted to match the wheel finish. Here are some photos of the steps I took:
Sounds like a lot of effort went into that but this money shot above proves it was totally worth it. Beautiful touch sir.
Thank you. I rarely get time to do a full detail any more, so getting a few days to work on this was awesome.
Originally Posted by WheelB
Sounds like a lot of effort went into that but this money shot above proves it was totally worth it. Beautiful touch sir.
It was a lot of effort that wouldn't have been needed had I just had the forethought to order the wheels set up for OEM center caps from the beginning. Live and learn... it kept me busy during a winter here in NYC one year, at least.
You always do super nice photos. Car looks awesome. Now that you've detailed it, time to get it out on the dirty NY streets so you can detail it again, lol. Beautiful car.
You always do super nice photos. Car looks awesome. Now that you've detailed it, time to get it out on the dirty NY streets so you can detail it again, lol. Beautiful car.
Thanks! I love taking the photos, I just wish I had the time to do it more often.
These NYC streets are torture for anyone who wants a clean car! I spent all of that time detailing, drove 30 blocks on the street (no highway) to where these photos were taken at 6AM and the car was already covered in a layer of dust and dirt. Ugh! It's a never-ending battle.
03-30-2017, 08:23 AM
